Vogtherr, Thomas, Die Reichsabteien der Benediktiner und das Königtum im hohen Mittelalter (900 - 1125), (Mittelalter-Forschungen, Band 5) Stuttgart 2000.
Did you know that all a #medieval#woman needed to be barren-by-choice, was some grain?
Pregnancy was dangerous in the #middleages. So if a woman wanted to become barren after a difficult birth, she'd throw a handful of barley kernels into the afterbirth & that would be the years without babies.
For some historical #fun, I have checked what "a handful" looks like.
Turns out, the average barley corn weighs ~0.065mg & my hand can hold 22g.
Fößel, Amalie, Die Königin im mittelalterlichen Reich: Herrschaftsausübung, Herrschaftsrechte, Handlungsspielräume (Mittelalter-Forschungen, Band 4). Stuttgart 2000.
Möhring, Hannes, Der Weltkaiser der Endzeit: Entstehung, Wandel und Wirkung einer tausendjährigen Weissagung (Mittelalter-Forschungen, Band 3), Stuttgart 2000.
i recently moved instances so here is a new #introduction (so happy to be a cutie :bear_love:)
i'm bella, 26, i use they/them and she/her pronouns and i have #AuADHD :sparkles_queer:
i'm a devoted leftist and currently leaning towards #anarchism :tranarchy:
i study english with a focus on #medieval#literature and #popculture (not necessarily in connection). i'm also interested in the reception of antiquity in the 19th century so i can basically critique it to bits. :bunny_evil:
i can't wait to finish my degree and become a teacher. (i also have a #philosophy degree)
i've created charts of some of my favourite books and albums. check it out, maybe we share some favs?
This is based on one of our most popular pieces ever, but we wanted to expand it and offer more details. The House Books of the Nuremberg Twelve Brothers Foundation is an amazing visual source too!
Here’s a bit of sewing I’ve recently finished. I’ve counted each thread I’ve sewn over, in the centuries-old tradition of blackwork (but in red). It’s slow, meditative work, which suits me very well.
I've just finished correcting the proofs of my @editionscg edition and translation of Troilus and Criseyde! As you can see, I did find a couple of things to correct.... I'm going to need new eyes now.
Feeling lost and alone? Why not venture into this misty wasteland of decaying columns and abandoned castles? The eerie silence and crumbling ruins will surely lift your spirits. Who do you think lived here? Comment below
Hyena Hyena eating a shrouded corpse in a tomb "The hyena is a dirty beast the braks open tombs to eat the corpses in finds inside. This corpse is wrapped in a shroud, which has not deterred the hyena." Corpus Christi College Parker Library, MS 53 (The Peterborough Psalter and Bestiary), folio 191v https://bestiary.ca/beasts/beastgallery153.htm#37
Hyena Hyena eating a plant "The hyena is a dirty beast that breaks open tombs to eat the corpses it finds there. In this very unusual illustration the hyena is eating a plant instead of a corpse." Getty Museum, MS. Ludwig XV 4 (Aviarium / Bestiary), folio 88r #40